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Cingular Wireless L.L.C. said it will partner with its parent companies SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth Corp. to offer residential customers a single bucket of share-calling minutes between their wireline and wireless phones later this year. Cingular said the MinuteShare …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Telia announced a new mobile data service in Sweden called Telia Go, which offers user-friendly menus and preset mobile phones, including the Nokia 3650 and the Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone. Both phones feature built-in cameras and settings are …

LONDON-A limited number of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communication’s high-end T610 camera phones in Europe were replaced due to a technical glitch, but none of the company’s North American batch suffer from the problem. Sony Ericsson spokeswoman Nicky Csellak-Claeys said a …

LG Mobile Phones further outlined its major advertising campaign for the U.S. market, a move the company has discussed during the past few months as it looks to raise awareness of the LG brand. The company said the multimillion dollar …

The wireless industry inched closer to the third dimension with two new major announcements on the 3D front. First, technology company HI Corp. said it launched its Mascot Capsule Micro3D Engine extension for Qualcomm Inc.’s BREW application download service, which …

In an interesting turnaround, Motorola Inc. said it will use synchronization technology from Extended Systems in one of its new mobile phones instead of technology from its former subsidiary Starfish Software Inc. Motorola announced just last month it sold its …

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa.-InterDigital Communications Corp.’s first quarter results reflected an improved financial performance during the past year. InterDigital reported revenues of $37.3 million, a 78-percent improvement from the year-ago quarter’s $20.9 million. The company credited the increase to the …

OSLO, Norway-Browser company Opera Software announced its software is now available for Nokia Corp.’s 7650 and 3650 phones. Opera said its platform supports full Web pages. “This is just the beginning of the mobile Web revolution,” said Jon von Tetzchner, …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by IDC. Worldwide handset shipments were up 16.6 percent year on …

FRAMINGHAM, Mass.-LG Electronics has replaced Sony Ericsson Communications Inc. in the No. 5 spot for worldwide handset sales in the first quarter of the year, according to data released by IDC. Worldwide handset shipments were up 16.6 percent year on …

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.-Sprint PCS reported plans to introduce Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications’ T608 handset during the second quarter. The carrier noted the device, which will support Sprint PCS’ Vision service, is expected to be the first CDMA handset launched in …

TOKYO-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications reported a net loss of $115 million for the quarter, down from the small profit it made in the same quarter last year. The company also said it sold 5.4 million phones in the quarter, 400,000 …

MONTREAL-Canadian PCS provider Fido has launched a new Freeday airtime package and the Sony Ericsson T300 handset, which will be exclusive to Fido. The Freeday package allows Fido customers to select one free day of the week for free local …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Content deals continue to funnel through the pipe, with a range of handset makers, carriers and content companies announcing deals in the area. First, application provider SmartServ Online Inc. said it scored a major deal with an unnamed global …

The promise of the converged wireless device is a reality, although exactly what it will look like is still being debated. Those in the industry have long preached the inevitable marriage of computers and mobile phones, and the current selection …

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario-Certicom Corp., which provides wireless security solutions, and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications announced an agreement that calls for Certicom to develop movianVPN for the new Sony Ericsson P800 smart phone. The joint solution will provide mobile workers with secure …

OXFORD, United Kingdom—Having launched its first W-CDMA handset in Cannes last month, Sony Ericsson is trying to convince Hutchison that it does have a medium-term third-generation (3G) cell-phone strategy in an attempt to secure a volume contract for the device. …

NEW YORK-Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. expects five new phone models to be available to consumers next quarter, company executives said March 4. These include two CDMA phones, the dual-band T606, “which showcases the latest innovations in entertainment and personalization,” …

STOCKHOLM, Sweden-Wireless giant Ericsson said it created an interoperability test program for instant messaging and presence services and will work with IM companies Ecrio, magic4, MessageVine, Motorola Inc., Ruksun Software Technologies and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications. “Ericsson is the market …

CANNES, France-Operators and vendors alike expressed a quiet optimism for the upcoming year as the GSM community gathered for its annual global meeting last week in the south of France. The event focused less on when wideband CDMA launches would …

CANNES, France-With the infrastructure market continuing to remain in the doldrums, most of the major infrastructure vendors are turning to ‘managed services’ as a fresh source of urgently needed revenue. The leading mobile equipment supplier, Ericsson, has admitted that it …

REDMOND, Wash.-AT&T Wireless Services Inc. launched its Multimedia Messaging Service allowing customers to combine pictures, text, animations and sounds into a single messaging service. The carrier said MMS messages can be sent to and from MMS-capable handsets, which include the …

SAN MATEO, Calif.-Beatnik Inc., which provides structured audio software solutions for mobile devices, said Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications L.P. is using its Beatnik Audio Engine in its new Symbian OS P800 mobile phone and plans to use it in other …

OXFORD, United Kingdom-Having gained an estimated 70-percent share of the worldwide market for multimedia messaging service centers (MMSC), Nokia and Ericsson, which have each won around 50 contracts, are being seen by some observers as having influenced purchasers by packaging …

Schooling the everyday Joe in the benefits of wireless has long been a major task before the industry, and wireless players have funneled millions of dollars into the effort. Wireless data is a hard sell, so the argument goes, and …